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The Big Sandy Swimming Pool is issuing an S.O.S. for the coming summer: Save Our Swim. They are currently facing a critical shortage of applicants to fill the needed lifeguards to run the pool for the season. If they are unable to find the necessary staff, the pool will either remain closed or will be forced to remain open only during a limited number of days and times. This is a particularly concerning development as the community has reached the $1.9 million mark in the quest to build a new...
Last Friday, the Town of Big Sandy received news from the Montana Fish and Game Department, Land and Water Conservation Fund that Big Sandy had been awarded an additional $500,000 from the National Park Service. Over a year ago, Big Sandy had been awarded $615,000 from the same source. However, at the time, the costs of a new pool began to skyrocket along with construction costs throughout the nation. Consequently, the LWCF contacted Big Sandy about the possibility of receiving additional or supplemental funding. That additional funding has now...
Our schedule is packed! In addition to our usual events, we’re hosting a one-act play called “Big Sandy” by Michael T. Hesford. It’s an unusual aviation story that’ll be a hit with history buffs. The play will be performed in the high school auditorium on Friday at 6 pm and Saturday at 3 pm. And guess what? The Montana Pilot’s Association is organizing a Fly-In and a breakfast, $10/person, on Saturday at 8 am at the airport. To get a complete list of events, head over to bigsandyhomecoming.org, check out the Activities tab, or follow us o...
National Hospital week was May 11-17 this year. In true Big Sandy Medical Center fashion, the week was celebrated with dress up days, special meals, activities, laughs, and memories. This year was extra special, as this is the facilities 60th year in business. To kick off the week, Monday was "camping day." Patients and staff alike wore their favorite camping gear, participated in a plunger toss (kin to an axe toss without the sharp edges) and made S'mores on the patio in the afternoon. Tuesday...
Summer Agricultural Field Days in the Golden Triangle The Montana State University College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Stations will once again host a series of field days at Havre, Moccasin, and Conrad. “We look forward to our field days every year because of the opportunities they create to interact and share research results with agricultural producers and friends around Montana,” said Sreekala Bajwa, director of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Stations and the College’s dean. “Getting to share and receive feedbac...
My sister, Dena, did many, many hours of research for the Mountaineer. In my mind, she's phenomenal. She told me, "I enjoyed researching Chouteau County Sheriffs so much because I've always loved history. I don't mean the history people get in high school or grade school that turned them off from history. I mean the kind of stuff that explains why that street is named what it is and why that road has a certain name? Who are the people behind that name who lived there?" "When you like history,...
Judy Hoge passed away May 18, 2025. She was born December 16, 1940 in Havre, MT. June 5, 1959 she married Mel Hoge and resided at Iliad, MT, southeast of Big Sandy. Together they raised three children Brenda, Ken, and Wade. Mel and Judy retired in 1997 and moved to Lewistown. Judy always enjoyed working on the ranch, gardening, and tending to her beautiful yard. She also loved dancing to good ole country music and playing cards with friends.... Full story
BOZEMAN – Several species of ticks are native to Montana, and they are a common sight for runners, hikers and campers in the spring and summer months. But for the first time, specialists in Montana have identified a blacklegged tick in the state, a species that can carry and transmit Lyme disease. Rocky Mountain wood ticks and American dog ticks are commonly seen in Montana, said Marni Rolston, a diagnostician in MSU Extension's Schutter Diagnostic Lab in the Department of Plant Sciences and Pla...